Press Note: March 14, 2023 | Let our rivers flow free! Youth groups from the Himalayas raise demand on International Campaign Day for Rivers.

हिन्दी के लिये नीचे स्क्रोल करें। From the East to the West Himalayas, the Brahmaputra, Ganga, and Indus River basins together are recognized as the water towers of Asia. Our civilizations were born at the banks of these Himalayan Rivers. Our ancestors have prayed to these rivers which have been the source of our spiritual […]

वन संरक्षण कानून में प्रस्तावित नियम 2022– हिमालय व लोकतंत्र के लिए विनाशकारी !

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति:वन संरक्षण कानून में प्रस्तावित नियम 2022 – हिमालय व लोकतंत्र के लिए विनाशकारी ! 8 हिमालयी राज्यों के 60 से अधिक संगठनो और पर्यावरणविदों ने केन्द्रीय पर्यावरण मंत्रालय को भेजा ज्ञापन हिमालयी क्षेत्र के राज्यों के 60 से अधिक पर्यावरण समूहों, संगठनों, प्रख्यात विचारकों, बुद्धजीवियों और कार्यकर्ताओं ने हिमालयी क्षेत्र में बढ़ते पारिस्थितिकीय […]

Press Note | 19 July 2021 | High Powered Committee urged to push for FRA implementation in Himachal Pradesh

हिन्दी प्रेस नोट के लिए नीचे स्क्रॉल करें! Press note 19 July 2021 | High Powered Committee urged to push for FRA implementation in Himachal Pradesh Himdhara, an environment collective, based in Himachal Pradesh has urged members of the High Powered Committee on land laws formed by the state government in 2020, to push for […]

9th Feb 2021 | Public Statement | Uttarakhand Tragedy: ‘Natural disaster’ or ‘Willful Negligence’?

Scroll down for Hindi  We express our grief and utmost anguish for the lives lost in the tragic event that occurred in Chamoli Uttarakhand. We hear that hundreds are missing and several feared dead. We are also aware that there is no clear statement from the government or any other State agency about the exact event […]

5th February 2019 Press Note: Solidarity fast held at Dharamshala for free flowing Himalayan Rivers; Social and Environmental activists demand to save the Ganga

Close to 100 representatives and activists of various local organizations from Kangra and other districts held a public meeting and a one day solidarity fast and public meeting on “Clean and Free Flowing Himalayan Rivers” at Dharamshala on 5th February, 2019 outside Hanuman Mandir from 10 am to 4 pm. The fast, led by veteran […]

Press Note: 21 Sep 2018 Burying Garbage is not Waste Management

For the last two years the Municipal Council, Baddi and BBNDA have openly been dumping municipal waste of Baddi town in Kenduwal village which has become a potential health hazard and nuisance for the residents of nearby villages. Since the last 4 months the local villagers, distraught by the illegal dump, have been petitioning several […]

Submission for EAC meeting on 28th August, 2018 regarding Luhri Stage I

25th August, 2018 To The Chairperson Expert Appraisal Committee on River Valley Projects, Union Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, New Delhi Subject: Regarding Environment Clearance consideration for 219 MW Luhri Stage I Hydro Electricity Project for EAC meeting on 28th August, 2018 Dear Madam/Sir, This is a submission vis-a-vis the environment clearance consideration for 219 MW Luhri […]

Video: Make in India: Plastic Rivers

As the country celebrates the 72nd Independence Day, and the Prime Minister promises of a growing economy from the ramparts of the red fort, the subjugation of nature and humanity continues. As few prosper at the cost of many who still yearn for freedom, on this day we bring to you a ‘Make in India’ […]